RE: MBSA scanner

From: Peter Wood (peterw_at_firstbase.co.uk)
Date: 04/20/04

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    Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:59:52 +0100
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    We have also moved our allegience to eEye Retina from ISS. It works very
    well and is the best commercial scanner we've used. We also use Core Impact
    for real exploits, which is a great tool IMHO.

    Pete

    At 15:58 19/04/2004 -0500, Steve Goldsby \(ICS\) wrote:
    >We've moved all our business from ISS Scanner to Retina.
    >
    >Nessus is still the favorite for cost effictive, high coverage scanning,
    >but for a commercial product that seems to gain favor with enterprise
    >clients, eEye is the way to go.
    >
    >
    >Steve Goldsby
    >www.networkarmor.com
    >
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Nick Duda [mailto:nduda@VistaPrint.com]
    >Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:30 PM
    >To: e247net; pen-test@securityfocus.com
    >Subject: RE: MBSA scanner
    >
    >eEye Retina is great. Quick on the updates also.
    >
    >- Nick
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: e247net [mailto:e247net@hotmail.com]
    >Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 4:34 AM
    >To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
    >Subject: MBSA scanner
    >
    >Hi all
    >
    >Microsoft baseline scanner cannot work since all the default shares are
    >disable.
    >Isn't this be the case for a secure LAN ? Anyway, plse suggest any
    >alternatives open source tools for conducting vulnerability test in a
    >LAN typical windows machines.
    >Thanks
    >
    >I have on hand now using nessus, but would like to have another tool.
    >
    >Best Regards,
    >
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    Peter Wood FBCS CITP MIMIS MIEEE
    Chief of Operations
    First Base Technologies
    +44 (0)1273 454525
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